Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils
Saturday, February 9, 2013, 7:00 pm Eastern, TV: ESPNU
Wells Fargo Arena – Tempe, Arizona
Opening Line: Arizona St -1
Current Line: Arizona St -2
Opening Total: 137 1/2
Current Total: 137 1/2
Opening Money Line: ASU -130 / Stanford +110
Current Money Line: ASU -130 / Stanford +110
The 18-5 Arizona St Sun Devils are 7-3 in the Pac 12. The Sun Devils are tied with Oregon and UCLA for second in the conference a game behind 8-2 Arizona. ASU hosts 14-9 Stanford Saturday. The Cardinal are one of 5 teams tied at 5-5 in the Pac 12. The Cardinal are technically tied for third in the conference.
Stanford leads the series 43-30, and has won 5 straight games in the series. The Cardinal won both meetings last year in Palo Alto and in the Pac 12 quarterfinals in Los Angeles. The Cardinal have won 6 of the 10 and 24 of the last 30 in the series.
Stanford is coached by Johnny Dawkins. The Cardinal have home losses to Belmont and Washington, against Missouri and Minnesota in a tournament in the Bahamas, and road losses at North Carolina St, USC, UCLA, Colorado, and Arizona Wednesday night 73-66, The Arizona loss snapped a 3 game winning streak for the Cardinal. Stanford has key wins over San Francisco (in Oakland), CS-Fullerton, Northern Iowa in the Bahamas, at Northwestern, Washington St, Cal, at Utah, Oregon, and Oregon St. The Cardinal are 9-11-1 ATS and the total is 8-6 this season.
Stanford is outscoring teams 70-65. The Cardinal are shooting 41% from the field and 34.2% from 3 point range. Stanford makes 73.9% of their free throws. The Cardinal average 37.1 rebounds per game, and give up 31.5 per game. Stanford opponents are shooting 41.6% from the field and 33.7% from 3 point range. The Cardinal average 12 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks, and 12 turnovers per game.
Forward Dwight Powell averages 14.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block. Guard Chasson Randle averages 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Forward Josh Huestis averages 9.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2 blocks and an assist. Guard Aaron Bright averages 8.7 points and 2.9 assists per game. Andy Brown averages 6 points, and John Gage averages 5.8 points per game. Rosco Allen, Robbie Lemons, Christian Sanders, and Gabriel Harris make up the rest of the rotation. Forward Anthony Brown is out for the season with a leg injury.
Arizona St is coached by Herb Sendek. The Sun Devils have losses to Creighton in a tournament in Las Vegas, home to DePaul, Arizona, and at Oregon and Washington. The Sun Devils have won 4 of the last 5 games. ASU has key wins over Arkansas in Las Vegas, Cornell, Texas Tech, Utah, Colorado, at Oregon St, USC, UCLA, at Washington St and at home against Cal 66-62 Thursday. Arizona St is 12-6 ATS and the total is 2-8 this season.
Arizona St is outscoring teams 73-66 this season. The Sun Devils are shooting 46.5% from the field and 34.5% from 3 point range. Arizona St is #53 in scoring and #43 in field goal percentage. ASU makes 62.5% of their free throws. ASU is #326 in the country in free throw percentage out of 347 teams. The Sun Devils average 37.4 rebounds per games and gives up 32.6. ASU opponents are shooting 40.1% from the field and 33.1% from 3 point range. The Sun Devils average 15 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks, and 13 turnovers a game.
Forward Jahii Carson averages 18 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Guard-forward Carrick Felix averages 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game. Guard Evan Gordon averages 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. Center Jordan Bachynski averages 9.9 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks a game. Forward Jonathan Gilling averages 9.7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal per game. Chris Colvin and Eric Jacobsen will also see significant minutes in the rotation. Guard Calaen Robinson is out for the season for undisclosed reasons. Forward Kenny Martin is questionable with an illness.
Stanford is 2-5 ATS in road games, and against teams with winning home records, and 1-4 after a cover. The Cardinal are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 against the Sun Devils and 5-2 in Tempe.
Arizona St is 5-1 ATS after a straight up win, 4-1 at home, overall, and against Pac 12 teams, 6-2 against teams with winning records, 5-2 in Saturday games and after a cover. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in this series recently. The over is 7-3 in the last 10 games, and 6-1 in Tempe.
Both of these teams have been hot recently, but Stanford has had the upper hand in this series. In roughly 15 years, Arizona St has only beaten Stanford 6 times in the last 30 times they have played. I like Stanford to pull off the mild upset on the road.
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